Opportune
What it means
Arriving at a time especially favorable for a purpose.
Reach for it when describing a moment or intervention whose timing helps
The dry week offered an opportune moment to repair the river steps.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when timing fits practical needs
Careful Convenient may benefit comfort rather than purpose.
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everyday
Fits when good timing is the whole compliment
Careful Well-timed does not suggest broader opportunity.
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professional
Fits when conditions support the desired result
Careful Favorable can describe a place with no timing.
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professional
Fits when timing advances a wider plan
Careful Strategic implies calculation that may be absent.
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professional
Fits when something arrives when needed
Careful Timely can mean merely prompt.
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literary
Fits when the moment appears to promise success
Careful Auspicious may imply signs or fortune.
Opposites 3
- untimely
- inopportune
- ill-timed
Common phrases 3
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opportune moment
A pause in the rain created an opportune moment for inspection.
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opportune time
The reunion was an opportune time to record family stories.
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opportune intervention
An opportune intervention kept the disagreement from hardening.
Word family 3
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated